It will cost R605 000 to register a party for the 2019 elections according to the Electoral Commission’s proposal The Electoral Commission has published a notice inviting comment from interested stakeholders including political parties and members of the public on the proposed quantum of election deposits for next year’s national and provincial elections. The proposed election deposits are R200 000 for parties wishing to contest national elections and R45 000 for each provincial election contested. The amounts are the same as those used in the 2014 national and provincial elections. In terms of the proposal a party contesting the national…
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By Euginio Nel What we desperately need in our world, in our schools, work places, communities, families, marriages, and in the body of Christ are peacemakers and not peace-breakers. History speaks vividly about the wars that our world has been through: “In the last 3,421 years of recorded history only 268 have seen no war (Will and Ariel Durant).” There is also much hostility among families, war between husbands and wives, and unforgiveness, resentment and bitterness among siblings. Divisions in local churches are also prevalent. I believe our Lord’s beatitude is as relevant today as it was when He preached it: “The peacemakers are blessed, for…
Nineteen Amakhala Game Reserve staff members recently celebrated their completion of a Financial Life Skills Programme, facilitated by the Amakhala Foundation in collaboration with GBS Mutual Bank. The highly-regarded Financial Life Skills Programme was presented by Mfuzo Dyira, Financial Life Skills Co-ordinator at GBS Mutual Bank, as part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. Participants attended workshops for four hours a week over five weeks, and completed a number of assignments. They received their certificates at a special Awards Ceremony held at the Amakhala Conservation Centre recently. “With the skills to manage their own finances, people can avoid…
The National English Literary Museum (NELM) is getting a new name – and you’re invited to choose it! The museum grew out of a collection put together by Professor Guy Butler of Rhodes University in the 1970s and is now an impressive assemblage of literary materials by South African authors writing in English. NELM, a Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) heritage entity, has two satellite museums: the Eastern Star Gallery, a printing and press museum in Grahamstown, and Schreiner House in Cradock. The DAC recently made a considerable investment in the museum with the construction of a purpose-built facility…
As her year work task for Design, Grade 12 Diocesan School For Girls (DSG) pupil Caydn Barker designed an app to track one’s personal daily water-related activities with the purpose of monitoring and reducing usage. An IT Company in Gauteng, MIP Holdings, was so impressed by the fact that a school girl could come up with such a consumer friendly, effective and practical aid in the ongoing battle to reduce personal water usage that they have decided to develop this app as part of their social responsibility investment. The REVIVE water saving app has been released to the App Store…
Compiled by Tim Bull Amazing things can happen when people work together with a common goal. Last year the Rapportryers at P.J.Olivier High School donated their fun run proceeds to Grahamstown Residents’ Association for a project to beautify the city and others added further contributions. GRA invited interested parties, including Makana Parks Department to meet and discuss how to make maximum use of the donations. Following a presentation by Mike Powell of Rhodes University it was decided to commence a planting project and overhaul for the unkempt and ugly central reservation on High Street. Mongamo Dlulemnyango took on the task…
Positive psychology is a scientific approach to studying human thoughts, behaviour and feelings with a focus on strengths instead of weakness, building a good life instead of repairing a bad – “the scientific study of what makes life most worth living.” It is all about the lives of average people up to “great” instead of focusing on moving those who a struggling up to “normal.” “The aim of Positive Psychology is to catalyse a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life.” – Martin Seligman. St…
The Pajero Sport, redesigned and engineered from the ground up, sets it firmly in the sights of Pajero connoisseurs as the latest SUV flagship in the Mitsubishi Motors stable. Additional safety Already boasting various active and passive safety features, the Pajero Sport has additional ISO-FIX child seat anchors and a seventh airbag for the protection of the driver’s knees in the case of an accident. Power and performance Powered by a super-responsive 2.4L MIVEC Turbo Diesel Engine producing 133kW at 3 500 rpm and 430Nm of torque at 2 500rpm, driving the wheels through its state-of-the-art 8-speed Automatic Transmission with Intelligent Shift Control,…
Motorheads from across the Eastern Cape are expected to roll into the annual Wizards on Wheels show at Port Rex Technical High School in East London on Saturday 29 September. An opportunity for car clubs, motoring enthusiasts and new-car dealers to get together and show off their vehicles, the event is family friendly, with the inclusion of food stalls, children’s entertainment and a fleamarket. The school’s Old Boys’ club, ‘The Tool Shed’, will open their pub for the day. “Exhibitors don’t need to belong to motoring clubs,” said organiser Barry Gradwell. “The show is open to any interesting car or a bike…
The South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) warns that one in six teenagers who experiment with dagga will become addicted to it. In a statement issued Friday 21 September responding to the recent legalisation of cannabis for personal use, SASOP says there should have been proper consulation before changes to the legislation. Research has shown that 9% of individuals who experiment with cannabis will become addicted to it, SASOP said in their statement. “This number increases to 1 in 6 when use starts during adolescence. “The Society notes with concern a growing public perception of cannabis as a ‘harmless’ plant,…